Private Tour around Suwon UNESCO Fortress and Korea Folks Village
Description
In this tour, you will cover 2 major sites. They are so popular places for Koreans for reasons. (1) Suwon Hwaseong Fortress : This is one of the UNESCO sites in Korea. It is actually a unique city wall, which has a great reputation for having the Western defense system and the Asian beauty in harmony. The guide will take you to the most beautiful site of this place which are also listed as one of the 50 beautiful places in Korea by CNN. You can also see the temporary palace of the king, and watch the traditional martial arts performance. You can choose to try the traditional archery as an option. (2) Korea Folks Village : This is a beautiful village where you can see all kinds of the traditional architectures of Korea in Choseon Dynasty(1392~1910). Many dramas and movie took place here, and it is indeed one of the most popular places for Koreans as well. If you match the timeline, you can enjoy the traditional performance as well.
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This is one of the UNESCO sites in Korea. It is actually a unique city wall, which has a great reputation for having the Western defense system and the Asian beauty in harmony. The guide will take you to the most beautiful site of this place which are also listed as one of the 50 beautiful places in Korea by CNN. You can also see the temporary palace of the king, and watch the traditional martial arts performance. You can choose to try the traditional archery as an option.
This is a temporary palace which the king stayed when he visited the fortress. After strolling around the palace, you will be able to watch the traditional martial arts performance at 11:00. The performers will show you the traditional way of the fighting styles in the war with so many kinds of ancient arms.
This place is designed for to show the local students how Koreans used to live in the old time. This is a big village, with all kinds of the traditional Korean architectures along with so many cultural themes, such as craftsmen, beggers, the fortune teller, tea house, etc... You can also watch the traditional performance here if you match the timeline(it often changes).
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(4)
Sean, our guide, was very friendly, organised and knowledgeable. We had a wonderful day visiting the fortress at Suwon, played some squid games and had an excellent lunch of fried chicken - delicious! We then visited Starfield library and Gwangmyeong Cave. Highly recommend!
Thank you so much for leaving a wonderful review for Sean!! Now we can trust him even more, thanks to you!! :-)
Our guide Paul was nothing to write home about. He drove us to the 1st site and said he couldn't find parking but we could walk around for 45 minutes. At the 2nd site again no parking or it was far so he left us off and met us. He was walking us though when he got a phone call and was very involved in the call. When I asked what time the demonstration was he said 11 and kept talking (it was 11:05) we ran out of the temple to catch some of the demonstration. After that we went to (what I thought) was a traditional Korean folk village. It is not, it is kinda like a low budget epcot where the moved some stuff to create a time capsule of sorts. When we got there he said he was taking his lunch break and we would meet in 30 minutes. He walked us around for an hour or so then said that was where he stopped and gave us 2.5 hours to walk by ourselves. I would've rather caught an early train to our next destination. As arranged prior to the tour he dropped us off at Seoul Station but proceeded to tell us how much luggage we had and should travel lighter. Seriously I would pass on this tour. The amount of money it cost vs what we got left a bad taste
I am so sorry that you had a horrible experience with him.. I was so much terrified to read what happened on that day. I guess you will never look for us again, but I hope you keep enjoying my beautiful motherland even more in the future with wonderful people. Lastly... Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. Now I got to know that Paul should not take any parts of our program any more.. I am so sorry I sent him to you.. And.. By any chance, if you happen to order any tour with us again in the future, I promise you will be treated like a VIP by either me or the most reliable tourguide I know. I wish you the all the best. Thank you.
Kory is a very professional tour guide n driver. His spoken English is very clear too. We are very wonderful day at the fortress n folk village.
Andrew was EXCELLENT. He went above and beyond expectations. It rained the entire day of our tour and he was prepared with umbrellas for us. In addition, without us asking, at one of the sites he got a wheelchair for our mother who has difficulty walking. He was informative about Korean history which was helpful at the two sites we visited. For lunch, he offered several restaurant recommendations and the place we chose was one of the best meals we've had during our entire 11 day stay in Korea. The photos he took of us throughout the day were also a nice added perk. I highly recommend this tour and especially Andrew.
